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Traffic reporting

A helicopter makes about as much noise as a lawn mower. One can not cut their yard before 7:00 A.M.  Then why are Helicopters allowed to fly and park in air space around residential areas before 6:00 A.M. ?  The one that reports on I66 and 496 wakes me every time they do what should be illegal. They should put in a tower, mount several remote cameras on it and quit making noise pollution. It is old and tiring to be awaken by the sounds of a hovering helicopter.  I Know that anyone on the road can't get the reports, so why even have them in the air? I mean really, disturbing the peace and quiet of those sleeping to make news that everyone already knows about. Traffic is horrible. No need for a copter in the air to report that. Believe you me, this is about quiet time and those that are disrupting that. Ground that helicopter and use modern tech to do the work. How much fuel are they wasting to awaken the neighborhood? It is no longer a needed past time, it is time for this to stop. My sleep and many others are being disturbed by someone that trying to make a living reporting traffic that everyone already knows is horrible.

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